PoliticsFederalFederal electionPrint articleThe 4 moments that mattered in the first election debateAndrew Tillett and Tom McIlroyUpdated Apr 9, 2025 – 9.55am, first published at Apr 8, 2025 – 9.59pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFollow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election.Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton faced off in the first leaders’ debate of the federal election campaign on Tuesday night, sparring on economic management, cost-of-living pain and their vision for Australia.Loading...Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.comTom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFederal electionAnthony AlbanesePeter DuttonLiberal PartyALPMedicareNuclear energyPolitical leadershipLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onJill DupleixIbiza’s ditching its party image. It reflects a wider phenomenonThe next trend in hotels? Never checking outBOSS Financial ReviewHow this CEO drafted a report while cooking noodlesHannah TattersallThese execs studied offshore MBAs. Here’s what they did nextThe CEO of this $7b company is doubling his workforce – by using AILife & LeisureThe architect of Melbourne’s Eureka Tower is inviting you to his homeMax AllenThese innovative electric ferries look like nothing else on the water‘I was always constrained by budgets, but not with AI’Rich ListShuffle follows Stake into the gutterPrimrose RiordanToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fire‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensive
